The role of the catholic church of Embu diocese in addressing me socio-economic challenges facing the Catholic Youth in Embu County
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Date
2015-12
Authors
Ngungi, Agnes Wawira
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Kenyatta University
Abstract
The youth encounter various socio-economic challenges which threaten to
derail their lives to a successful and fulfilling future. This is a global
phenomenon, true even to the youth of Embu County and particularly those of
the research focus, the Catholic adherents. The study examined socio-ecoeemic
cbaJlcoges confronting the Catholic youth in Embu County. The study was
guided by the Complimentary Model of Interventions to Challenges Facing the
youth, a conceptual framework that underscores the essence of a
complimentary undertaking of the Christian and traditional view of the youth.
It comprises measures for mitigating their socio-economic challenges. The
study reviewed relevant liteGltore in line with the objectives of the study. The
broad themes included the main socio-economic challenges facing the youth;
causes of these socio-economic challenges in the context of the youth in Embu
County; the effects of these challenges on the youth; the role of the local
Catholic Church in addressing the challenges as well as the challenges facing
the Catholic Church in Embu in its attempts to miti~e these cbalIeoges
experienced by the youth in Embu County. This study largely employed the
descriptive survey design to gather both primary and secondary data. The target
population consisted of 200 Catholic youths. Both male and female youth were
sampled Random, purposive and stratified sampling methods were used to
sample the respondents. The resean:her used questiOnnaires. interview
schedules, Focussed Group Discussions (FGDs) and observation schedules.
These data gathering tools were helpful in generating both qualitative and
quantitative data for this study. Data has been presented in form of discussions,
narratives as well as descriptive statistics such as pie charts, line graphs and
frequency tables where applicable. The research found out among other-things
that the youth in Embu County face myriad socio-economic challenges. These
include lack of needed education to be useful and well adjusted members of the
society.ยท Unemployment was also found out to be a major challenge to the
youth in the area. The study also found out various challenges facing the
CatboIic Diocese of EmOO in mitigating these challenges among others.
Finally, the study has suggested various recommendations to assist mitigate the
various socio-economic challenges facing the Catholic youth in the county and
entire universal church where applicable.
Description
A thesis submitted to the school of humanities and social sciences in partial fulfillment of
the requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Arts of Kenyatta University
December, 2015